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Norse Mythology [9781408886816]

'One of the joys of reading Gaiman is how he subverts our expectations of magic, horror, fantasy and the mundane' - The Times The Norse myths are wove…

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Tell Tale [9781447252290]

Nearly a decade after his last volume of short stories was published, Archer returns with his eagerly-awaited, brand-new collection. Tell Tale gives u…

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The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories [9780141395623]

A major new anthology of great Japanese short stories introduced by Haruki Murakami This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates th…

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The Art of the Lord of the Rings [9780008105754]

To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the publication of The Lord of the Rings, a sumptuous full-colour art book containing the complete collection of …

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Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading [9780224098854]

'Passionate, witty, informed, and gloriously opinionated' Jacqueline Wilson 'Beautiful and moving... It will kickstart a cascade of nostalgia for cou…

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Uncommon Type: Some Stories [9781785151514]

'Uncommon Type is funny, wise, gloriously inventive and humane. Tom Hanks sees inside people ... with such acute empathy and good humour we'd follow h…

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Norse Mythology [9781408891957]

THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *This book has been printed with two different cover designs. We are unable to accept requests …

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The Temptation of Gracie [9781471169588]

THE EXTRAORDINARY NEW NOVEL FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR Never give up on your dreams, no matter how long you hold on to them . . . When Gra…

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The Penguin Book of Norse Myths: Gods of the Vikings [9780241982075]

'Burning ice, biting flame; that is how life began'The extraordinary Scandinavian myth cycle is one of the most enduring, exciting, dramatic and compe…

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Paris for One and Other Stories [9781405928168]

A collection of 11 unmissable short stories from the number 1 internationally bestselling author of Me Before You and After You 'Moyes somehow manages…

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Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece [9781405934138]

The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelan…

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Sing, Unburied, Sing [9781408891049]

Winner of the National Book Award An intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle, Sing, Unburied, Sing examines the ugly truth…

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The Penguin Book of Norse Myths: Gods of the Vikings [9780241953211]

Dramatic, compelling and comprehensive - the great cycle of Norse myths are retold for the modern reader in The Penguin Book of Norse Myths by Kevin…

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The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology [9780140447552]

The Prose Edda is the most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature and our most extensive source for Norse mythology. Written in Iceland a ce…

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Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, Together with Sellic Spell [9780007590070]

The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty…

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Fresh Complaint [9780007447886]

'What was it about complaining that felt so good? You and your fellow sufferer emerging from a thorough session as if from a spa bath, refreshed and t…

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Her Body And Other Parties [9781781259528]

SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FICTION PRIZE 2017   In her provocative debut, Carmen Maria Machado demolishes the borders between magica…

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Maigret in Court: Inspector Maigret #55 [9780141985916]

Maigret receives an anonymous phone call concerning the brutal murder of a woman and young child. The tip off concerns the woman's nephew, a mild-mann…

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Maigret's First Case [9780241206386]

A sparkling new translation of this flashback to the start of Inspector Maigret's career, part of the new Penguin Maigret series. The profession he h…

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The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun [9780007317257]

This de luxe collector's edition features the first edition text and contains a facsimile page of Tolkien's original manuscript. The book is quarterbo…

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